Virginia House of Delegates seat · lines in effect since 2023

Virginia House District 80

A district of about 85,000 people, 49% Black, 32% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+52.8 relative to the nation for president.

2025 election

Nov 4, 2025
  1. Destiny LeVere Bolling (D) · won95.0%
  2. Write-ins and other votes (OTH)5.0%

Unopposed.

Source: Virginia Department of ElectionsUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 12:45 PM ET

Where it sits among all 99 seats

Every Virginia House of Delegates seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.

D+52.811th most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican50th seat · the majority lineDistrict 80

Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET

Every election for this seat

23 races since 1982. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.

YearWinnerRunner-upWon by
Lines first used in 2023
2025Destiny LeVere Bolling (D)—Unopposed
2023Destiny LeVere Bolling (D)—Unopposed
Lines first used in 2012
2021Don Scott (D)Deanna Rapier Stanton (R)32.4
2019Don Scott (D)James William Evans (R)42.7
2017Matthew James (D)—Unopposed
2015Matthew James (D)—Unopposed
2013Matthew James (D)—Unopposed
Lines first used in 2002
2011Matthew James (D)—Unopposed
2009Matthew James (D)Jennifer Lee (R)37.2
2007Kenneth R. Melvin (D)—Unopposed
2005Kenneth R. Melvin (D)—Unopposed
2003Kenneth R. Melvin (D)—Unopposed
Lines first used in 1992
2001Kenneth R. Melvin (D)—Unopposed
1999Kenneth R. Melvin (D)—Unopposed
1997Kenneth R. Melvin (D)—Unopposed
1995Kenneth R. Melvin (D)F. E. Andrews Jr. (R)53.8
1993Kenneth R. Melvin (D)James W. Holley III (I)58.6
Lines first used in 1982
1991Kenneth R. Melvin (D)—Unopposed
1989Kenneth R. Melvin (D)—Unopposed
1987Kenneth R. Melvin (D)—Unopposed
1985Kenneth R. Melvin (D)—Unopposed
1983L. Cleaves Manning (D)Matthew E. Peanort Sr. (I)45.4
1982L. Cleaves Manning (D)Fleming Little (I)51.9

Primaries: 1985 Democratic primary

Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Districts that overlap District 80

The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 80's area in each.

U.S. House
VA-4 92%, VA-1 8%
Virginia State Senate
SD-14 58%, SD-16 34%, SD-13 8%

Every race on these lines

Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.

2024
PresidentD+51.6
U.S. SenateD+54.9

Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year

Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: civicAPIUpdated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET

Who lives here, compared

Grey bars show the spread of all 99 seats. Small marks are other seats in Virginia. The black marker is District 80.

Adults with a bachelor's degree32% 35th pct · 65th of 99 in VA

Lower than 65% of seats.

White adults without a degree22% 36th pct · 64th of 99 in VA

Lower than 64% of seats.

Hispanic residents9% 52nd pct · 48th of 99 in VA

Higher than 52% of seats.

Black residents49% 95th pct · 6th of 99 in VA

Higher than 95% of seats.

Asian residents4% 57th pct · 43rd of 99 in VA

Higher than 57% of seats.

People per square mile2,151 66th pct · 34th of 99 in VA

Denser than 66% of seats.

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET